Our one event…
… is still moving ahead. It’s a simple plan, and it has some historical importance. I’ll explain why in a moment. The event is a drive up photo booth, you drive your exotic or rare car to RTC to a designated spot, we walk it to a photo area, take a few pictures of you with your car and move off to the next car, keeping them moving so nobody has to wait long. Cars will be based on the time block you pick. We promise you it will take less time than Hellen Keller in a golf tournament. This isn’t like a clown inviting you into the woods. We will use the photos in a photo montage as well as build a downloadable or printable book, depending on the number of cars and the assistance we can get to put the whole thing together.
We are not going to be posting details here because this isn’t intended to be a spectator event because then we run into other issues because of the virus. We get enough online finger wags as it is.
We’re going to shoot with a few different settings so the photos don’t look like a catalog. You can dress anyway you want, bring any signs you want, but most of all it’s about memorializing the people who make up E@RTC in one of the strangest years of my lifetime and probably yours unless you’re from Fresno. To participate, drop a note to events@exoticsat.com and we will send you the invite where you get further directions.
Here is why this matters. This has been a bad year for just about everyone. It seems like we’ve all had a rough go of it, and if we do nothing, well, it feels like we gave in. We wanted to do this to keep the spirit of who we are and to memorialize all the people and cars who make up this wonderful car community. We want everyone to come out and participate in this one thing that lets the car world know we’re still here. Right now a lot of you have already emailed us and it’s important that you tell others who don’t read the blog or follow us on Facebook. We don’t want to miss anyone.
For all we know, some of you may be stuck at home with that significant other who can’t take the ankle bracelet off just yet so now you have an excuse to come out. We were all at RTC yesterday and it was nice to see so many people shopping. They feel safe at RTC and it’s an outdoor mall, so even more so.
The Big Gala
Don’t forget, America’s Car Museum has their online gala coming up on September 12. It’s only online this year, but you’re still welcome to get all gussied up if you want. I suppose you could wear anything this time. The museum is having a tough go of it because of the closures so hopefully you can join in the fun.